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The selection of Jane Austen's likeness for a British bank note has prompted the question about why women are not represented on U.S. paper currency. Though women -- including Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea and Helen Keller -- have been placed on coins, the last U.S. woman to appear on official U.S. paper bills was Martha Washington, whose likeness appeared in the late 1800s on silver certificates.

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Students' learning improves in areas that support bilingual education programs, according to a new policy paper by the United Nations. The report also supports teaching students in their native languages.

About 50% of radio ads could be sold programmatically by 2018, MEC's Carl Fremont said during a session at the Radio Show in Atlanta. For the ad-buying format to succeed, programmatic exchanges such as one recently set up by Katz Radio Group must be "simple, integrated and user-friendly," Horizon Media's Tiffany Kirk said.

Shocked and saddened by the use of anti-Semitic language by her classmates, Liah Kaminer, of Hall High School in West Hartford, Conn., decided to create a class to teach ninth-grade social studies classes about the roots of the hate-speech and how it hurts people. Kaminer worked with Stephen Armstrong, the social studies department supervisor, to form the class. Kaminer said she plans to continue the class in the future and hopes to expand to another high school.

A Turkish newspaper's use of a photographic image of woman allegedly killed by her husband has reignited debate across Turkey on women's rights and gender equality. Officials with the paper say use of the image was intended to highlight the continuing prevalence of domestic violence and honor killings.

In advance of a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to China and other Asian nations, China's central bank made a case for a stronger renminbi, triggering a fall in the U.S. dollar against Asian currencies. Obama's visit is in part motivated by growing concerns about the renminbi, which the International Monetary Fund describes as greatly undervalued. Economists say China's statement indicates greater flexibility but does not necessarily signal an official change in monetary policy any time soon.